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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1797869, member: 68"]This is blatant modern bashing in several ways. I suppose it's true that if you want to impress older coin dealers who have something to sell with a collection then it will require you have lots of very expensive older coins. Of course, these coins will need to be weighed and reweighed to be sure they're still worthy after decades or centuries of stripping, wiping, and cleaning. </p><p> </p><p>In one of his first links he suggests that coins made after 1934 are common and that any coin not worth a lot of money ten years ago is just junk. </p><p> </p><p>I think a more relevant question might be what sort of collection will impress dealers or collectors in twenty years. I believe that the answer will be very much different than what they provide.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1797869, member: 68"]This is blatant modern bashing in several ways. I suppose it's true that if you want to impress older coin dealers who have something to sell with a collection then it will require you have lots of very expensive older coins. Of course, these coins will need to be weighed and reweighed to be sure they're still worthy after decades or centuries of stripping, wiping, and cleaning. In one of his first links he suggests that coins made after 1934 are common and that any coin not worth a lot of money ten years ago is just junk. I think a more relevant question might be what sort of collection will impress dealers or collectors in twenty years. I believe that the answer will be very much different than what they provide.[/QUOTE]
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